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Drunk driver lands probation after Jennifer Lopez car accident

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WENN.com
Mar 25, 2015

The driver who crashed into Jennifer Lopez's car last year (14) has been sentenced to three years of probation after pleading no contest to DUI (driving under the influence) charges. The Booty hitmaker was waiting at a traffic light with her actress pal Leah Remini, who was behind the wheel, and their children when Robert John Reitz crashed his vehicle into the rear end of Lopez's car in September (14).
No one was injured, but the driver was later arrested after registering in a blood alcohol level of 0.17 per cent, nearly twice the legal limit. In December (14), he was charged with two counts of driving under the influence.
Reitz was back in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday (25Mar15) when he entered a plea of no contest and a judge sentenced him to three years probation and ordered him to complete an alcohol rehabilitation program.

R&B star Ginuwine has won a long-running legal battle with his former music producer over royalties from his debut album. The singer has been embroiled in a court fight with Robert Reives, the brains behind 1996 record Ginuwine... The Bachelor, since 2008 amid accusations he owes the producer as much as $250,000 (£156,250) in royalties and interest.
However, a judge in New York City has now ruled in the singer's favour, declaring he does not owe Reives any money and ordering the producer to pay his court costs, according to the New York Daily News.
Ginuwine's lawyer Bruce Beckner reveals his client plans to start rebuilding his career now the court case is over, saying, "He's out working hard to get his career moving on an upward trajectory. I'm glad for him that this is something he no longer has to be concerned about. I'm sure he is, too."
Ginuwine's financial troubles were made public during the case and his attorney revealed the former chart star was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Actor Emile Hirsch has checked into a rehab clinic to battle alcohol addiction after he allegedly attacked a woman while drunk last month (Jan15).
On Thursday (12Feb15), the Into the Wild star was charged with third degree felony aggravated assault and misdemeanour intoxication for allegedly assaulting Paramount Pictures executive Daniele Bernfeld at a Sundance Film Festival party in Utah in January (15).
The 29-year-old actor was heavily intoxicated during the incident and is now addressing his alcohol issues in rehab after checking himself into a clinic in the days after the bust-up.
Hirsch's spokesman Robert Offer tells TMZ.com, "Emile consumed an enormous amount of alcohol on the evening in question and he has no memory of what happened.
"Emile takes these allegations very seriously, and is devastated that any of this has occurred. A few days after the incident, Emile sought help and checked himself into an alcohol rehabilitation facility, where he remains today, to ensure nothing like this ever happens again." Hirsch is due back in court on 16 March (15).

Folk rock veteran Roy Harper is facing the prospect of a retrial in his sex abuse case after jurors in the U.K. failed to reach majority verdicts on five counts. The 73-year-old musician, who found fame in the 1970s and worked with both Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, stands accused of a string of sex offences against young girls dating back to the 1970s.
Jurors at Worcester Crown Court in England acquitted Harper of two counts of indecent assault on Thursday (05Feb15), relating to an incident with a 16-year-old girl in the 1980s, and another with an 11 year old, but they couldn't agree on five other counts, including indecent assault, indecency with a child and having sexual intercourse with a child.
On Friday (06Feb15), after 13 hours of deliberations, Judge Robert Juckes QC dismissed the jury and handed the case back to prosecutors, who will now have two weeks to decide whether or not to seek a retrial.
Harper denied all allegations and previously vowed to fight to clear his name.

Veteran actress Donna Douglas has died at the age of 81. The TV star passed away at her home in Pride, Louisiana on New Year's Day (01Jan15).
A former beauty queen, Douglas was named Miss Baton Rouge and Miss New Orleans in 1957, before she embarked on a career onscreen.
She landed appearances on a handful of U.S. talk shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show, where she was spotted by film producer Hal Wallis, who cast her alongside Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine in his 1959 film Career.
She went on to score roles in musical comedy Li'l Abner and Lover Come Back, but she became a pop culture icon and earned the most recognition for her role as Elly May Clampett in 1960s TV series The Beverly Hillbillies from 1962 to 1971.
Douglas reprised her role in 1981 for the TV movie reunion, The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies.
She also featured in a string of other TV hits, including Mister Ed, The Twilight Zone, Route 66 and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and starred alongside Elvis Presley in 1966 movie Frankie and Johnny.
Her final screen credit came in 2013 with family movie Chronicles of Life Trials, which she also directed.
In her later years, Douglas also hit headlines for two famous lawsuits. In the 1990s, she tried and failed to sue bosses at film giant Disney for allegedly stealing her idea for the movie Sister Act, and in 2011, she filed suit against toymakers at Mattel for allegedly using her as the inspiration for a Barbie doll without her permission. That case was settled out of court.
Douglas was married twice - to Roland John Bourgeois, Jr. until 1954, and then to The Beverly Hillbillies director Robert M. Leeds. They divorced in 1980 after nine years of marriage.

Comedian Chris Rock is seeking joint legal and physical custody of his two daughters with his estranged wife after accusing his ex of limiting his visitation following their recent split. The Grown Ups star filed for divorce to end his marriage to Malaak Compton-Rock in a New Jersey court last week (23Dec14), two days before Christmas (25Dec14).
The split news only became public on Sunday (28Dec14), when Rock's attorney, Robert S. Cohen, confirmed the reports, and now it's been revealed the actor is already fighting with Malaak over access to their kids, 12-year-old Lola and 10-year-old Zahra.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ.com, Rock claims Malaak has been preventing him from seeing their girls on a regular basis, prompting him to request joint custody.
The papers go on to reveal the couple began sorting through the division of property in November (14) as it prepared to formally end its marriage, while Rock also admitted a prenuptial agreement signed before their November, 1996 union had expired as they had been together for just over 18 years.
However, Rock notes his ex has the "ability to work and contribute to her own support", suggesting he is seeking reduced spousal support payments.

A judge has ordered Robert Picardo's estranged wife to move out of the home she shares with the Star Trek: Voyager veteran. The actor and Linda Pawlik have been embroiled in an ugly divorce battle since 2012, and Picardo recently filed court documents asking a judge to order her out of their marital home.
According to TMZ.com, Picardo claimed he feels unsafe in her presence and Pawlik, who was living in the guest house on their shared property, has now been ordered to move out by 7 December (14).
Picardo was also instructed to pay $10,000 (£6,250) towards her moving costs.

Actor Robert De Niro has agreed to pay officials in a New York town $130,000 (£81,250) in legal fees after deciding to drop his longrunning court battle over a property tax assessment.
The Raging Bull star purchased his Hudson Valley pad via his Riverside Trust in 1997 for $1.5 million (£937,500), but expanded the estate in recent years to include two guesthouses, a swimming pool, basketball court, boxing space and film production suites. The extensive renovations prompted tax officials to revalue the property at $6 million (£3.75 million) in 2010, and De Niro challenged the estimation, insisting it was only worth $4 million (£2.5 million).
A judge ruled against the star in June (14), prompting De Niro to launch an appeal.
He has since reached a settlement with the local authorities in Gardiner and agreed to drop the appeal and pick up the bill for costs they incurred while defending their assessment, reports the New York Times.

Former Goo Goo Dolls drummer Michael Malinin is suing the band for a third of its profits, alleging he was unfairly sacked when he took time off for paternity leave. The rocker, who joined the group in 1994, announced in December last year (13) that he had departed, insisting it was not his decision but that the move was amicable and he wished his bandmates well.
However, now he has filed court papers claiming he was fired after taking time off to be with his wife when she gave birth to twins, according to TMZ.com.
He alleges frontman Johnny Rzeznik and bassist Robert Takac knew in advance that he would need to quit touring once his wife went into labour but he was later told he was not to return to the band.
Malinin is demanding a third of the group's profits because he received no payoff for his 19 years with the band.

Marvel movie bosses have launched legal action against Google executives in a bid to prevent a possible leak of their highly-anticipated Avengers movie sequel, six months before its scheduled release.
The star-studded superhero film, starring Robert Downey, Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson, isn't expected to hit movie theatres until May (15), but a file reportedly containing the Avengers: Age of Ultron film has allegedly been found on a Google mail user's Drive storage account, according to EntLawDigest.com.
Chiefs at Marvel's parent firm, the Walt Disney Company, alerted Google heads to the issue on 22 October (14) and urged them to "act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the infringing materials", and last week (04Nov14), they lodged papers in a California federal court, asking a judge to subpoena Google experts to hand over all information about the user, named as John Gazelle, to help them track down the pirate suspect and locate him via his Internet Protocol addresses.
It is not known whether Google bosses heeded the initial request to take down the file supposedly containing the film.
Marvel bosses were previously stung by movie hackers when an unfinished copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine surfaced online almost a month before its theatrical release in 2009.
The Avengers news emerges four months after Lionsgate studio executives sued those responsible for illegally leaking a DVD-quality version of Sylvester Stallone's action movie The Expendables 3, three weeks ahead of the blockbuster's release.